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In 1979, Billy Smith became the first NHL goaltender in history to be credited with a goal. In 1987, Ron Hextall became the first goaltender to score via a direct shot on goal, and later became the first with a short-handed goal. Hextall is the only goaltender to have scored more than once with a direct shot on goal.
Most assists by a player, first NHL season, one game: Wayne Gretzky (February 15, 1980), 7. Longest goal-scoring streak, first NHL season: Joe Malone (1917–18), 14 games. Most assists by a player, first NHL Season Wayne Gretzky (1979–80), 86. Most points by a player, first NHL Season Wayne Gretzky (1979–80), 137.
This is a list of top goal-scorers by season in the National Hockey League. Players marked with a dagger (†) are active, while players inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame are marked with an asterisk (*).
All overtime in the NHL is sudden death —meaning the first team to score is the winner—so the player who scores in overtime also has the game-winning goal. Patrick Kane, 5 Corey Perry, 4. Nicklas Backstrom, 4. Brayden Point, 3 Jordan Staal, 3 Brad Marchand, 3 Joe Pavelski, 3.
Most playoff goals scored in a series by both teams: 69, (44 by the Edmonton Oilers and 25 by the Chicago Black Hawks) Fewest playoff goals scored in a series by one team: 1, by the Minnesota Wild against the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim; Fewest playoff goals scored in a series by winning team: 7, by the Vegas Golden Knights against the Los Angeles ...
The 2018 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League 's (NHL) 2017–18 season and the culmination of the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Washington Capitals defeated the Western Conference champion Vegas Golden Knights four games to one to win their first championship, in their 44th ...
2012 →. The 2011 Stanley Cup Finals was the championship series of the National Hockey League 's (NHL) 2010–11 season, and the culmination of the 2011 Stanley Cup playoffs. The Eastern Conference champion Boston Bruins defeated the Western Conference champion Vancouver Canucks in seven games to win the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1972.
The 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs was the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) for the 2021–22 season.The playoffs began on May 2, 2022, one day after the regular season ended, and concluded on June 26, 2022, with the Colorado Avalanche winning their third Stanley Cup in franchise history, defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning four games to two in the Stanley Cup Finals.